Students analyze the illustrations and cover of the book Uncle Tom's Cabin. In this Uncle Tom's Cabin lesson plan, students discuss the history elements of what they see in the illustrations and cover of the book.

Students perform a role playing exercise set in the next century after a nuclear war that destroys most of the present civilization. Groups of students act as genetic technicians making difficult choices concerning survival in this grim...

Students study the design elements of Art Nouveau, its sources and development. They create art projects in ceramics and glass that exemplify the focus of Art Nouveau as a decorative style.

Fourth graders open the lines of communication between family members and to gain a historical understanding about family history. They research and interview their grandparents and parents and create a research paper.

Young scholars study the Vietnam Era by interviewing people and writing a questionnaire to gather data on the attitudes, feeling, and experiences of the interviewee during this era.

Students become familiar with the Bhagavad Gita, recognize the various arguments Lord Krishna gave for doing one's dharma, explore the idea of karma yoga, acting with holy indifference.

In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read facts about Harry S. Truman and choose from multiple choice answers to evaluate their comprehension. Students answer three multiple choice questions.  

In this Delaware worksheet, students answer multiple choice questions about Delaware's famous people, places, and history. Students answer 10 questions.

Students recognize and honor kind acts of Holocaust liberators and rescuers, and realize importance of kind acts towards others.

Students discuss that governments exist for many purposes. They describe that governments maintain social order, provide public services, provide national security, manage conflict, establish justice, and manage resources.

In this worksheet about Big Ben, students "use their research skills" to answer 8 questions about Big Ben. Answers are provided on page 2.

Highlights from Episode 2 of the series, "The Great War," provide information on the "deadly stalemate." Includes information on the Schlieffen Plan, "Life in the Trenches," and "The Christmas Truce."

Examines how the United States contributed during the final stages of World War I, what Woodrow Wilson believed the world should look like after the war, and why the United States did not sign the Treaty of Versailles or join the League...

In this cover art, see an example of how the Texas-based women's magazine "Holland" encouraged women to work as part of the war effort during the Great War.

PowerPoint style site traces the beginnings of the Peloponnesian War, the Delian League, and the Archidamian War. Includes references and further reading.

Details what America did to prepare and execute its entry into World War I, and how the government used propaganda to win public support for the war effort.

A great map showing the battles fought in the South in the Revolutionary War. From the National Park Service.

This lesson plan from the Internal Revenue Service gives the history of the progressive income tax which helped fund the social programs implemented during the Great Depression, and the war effort after the country joined the Allies in...

It began on "Black Tuesday" and went downhill from there. A brief description of the Great Depression along with links to additional information.

This is a timeline of the history of the Falkland Islands, including the Falklands War, which involved a conflict between Argentina and Great Britain.

This is a very extensive look at the Yalta Conference. Find the problems addressed at the conference, the enumerated possible solutions, the positions each of the Big Three leaders held, and the actual results of the conference. Included...

World War I brought turmoil to Chicago because of its large immigrant population, especially Germans. Read about how the war affected the politics and industry of Chicago both during and after the war.

This marvelous site offers a chronology of WWI, an assessment of its cost to society, and links to such poets as Rupert Brooke and Wilfred Owen. Has a plethora of information on the war.

An overview of the failed Allied intervention in the Russian Civil War.